I own a Sterling HS but the Humbucker(position 1) is wired in series mode

I love the sound that I get with the HS configuration, but I can't get that traditional MM Slap tone.

Someone knows how I can get close to the classic stingray tone (Humbucker in parallel tone). Maybe with the 3 band preamp of this bass?

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I had the same problem as you when i bought my SR5 HH, the bridge pup was wired in series and i wanted that classic Musicman bridge pickup in parallel sound.
I ended up replacing the bridge pickup with a Basslines smb-5 and never looked back.
As you can see i don't care about resale value

I had the same problem as you when i bought my SR5 HH, the bridge pup was wired in series and i wanted that classic Musicman bridge pickup in parallel sound.
I ended up replacing the bridge pickup with a Basslines smb-5 and never looked back.
As you can see i don't care about resale value

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So did you rewire the bass in Parallel too, or did that Basslines pickup sound more like parallel but wired in series? Dave

The Sterling has a different preamp, and pickups have ceramic magnets, even in parallel it won't sound quite like a Stingray. The most you could do without modding it is boost the bass and treble, then cut mids until it sounds similar.

Yeah that is a good plan. The only thing is, the wiring/blade switch seems to be undecipherable. Nordstrand tech support and even the great John East were unable to tell me how to do it after having stared at a wiring diagram/photos...